July 8, 1956

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 8: Episode 42

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The Ed Sullivan Show
July 8, 1956

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CBS | Air Date: July 8, 1956
Summary: Music:--Constance Bennett (actress & night club performer) sings "Moritat" (Mack the Knife) and is joined by two back-up singers for other songs (possibly "Dungaree Doll" and "A Teenage Prayer").--Patachou (French chanteuse) sings "The Poor People of Paris" and "A Wonderful Guy."Comedy:--Charlotte Rae (comedian) - does impressions of theMusic:--Constance Bennett (actress & night club performer) sings "Moritat" (Mack the Knife) and is joined by two back-up singers for other songs (possibly "Dungaree Doll" and "A Teenage Prayer").--Patachou (French chanteuse) sings "The Poor People of Paris" and "A Wonderful Guy."Comedy:--Charlotte Rae (comedian) - does impressions of the different types of opera singers: the prima donna, the contralto and the soprano.--Myron Cohen (story-telling comedian)--Senor Wences (ventriloquist)Also appearing:--Contestants in the Miss Universe beauty contest.--Sciplini's Chimps (trained animal act) - perform stunts on the parallel bars.--In a remote from Boston, Ted Williams (of the Boston Red Sox) asks for contributions to the Jimmy Fund, which fights childhood cancer. Williams also makes a plea for the return of a 36-day old Peter Weinberger who was kidnapped 4 days earlier from the patio of his Westbury, NY home. Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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